The Daily Churn

It's the 5 year anniversary of this podcast, and what better way to celebrate than a mid-year review of everything thats happened this year in churning land. To be clear : this episode contains ONLY churning talk 😛 ------------------ 🌱 Daily Recaps - Beta The public beta is officially live! If you'd like to get a daily email digest of the past 24 hours in churning land, check it out here...

I got to chat with Daniel about his mind-blowing app, Life Note , that has completely changed how I journal (read: I actually journal multiple times a week now!) 🥳 In this episode, we cover: The Story of Life Note: How and why Daniel built the app, plus the art of AI prompting, modeling, and layering. The Heart, Mind & Meditation: Daniel's experience living abroad and attending 10-day Vip...

Deep dive into the world of therapy: why finding the right therapist is like dating and why Headway is the tinder of therapy. We'll break down the logistics of mental health care, including hacks for navigating insurance and a cheat sheet on different therapeutic modalities (relational vs somatic, CBT, IFS, EMDR, EFT, KAP, and more). View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply F...

We're baaaack! It's been a wild year, lots of updates to share both in churning land and in my personal life. Oh and I just got scammed this morning, can't believe I fell for it but hopefully this will save you from making a similar mistake. Get comfy, grab a drink, let's catch up 🍵 View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ----------------...

What is a men's retreat? What happens there? Why go to one, and who is it for? I spoke with Owen Marcus, founder of  MELD , on my life-changing experience attending my first retreat almost exactly 1 year ago. Owen is a legend in this space - he has worked alongside Peter Levine. Esther Perel has attended his retreats. Owen has been working, training, and organizing men's groups and retreat...

I chatted with Ian, founder of Seats.aero , on how he grew Seats.aero from a side hobby to an award travel powerhouse with 500K monthly active users and 100K+ paid members in just 3 short years. What was that journey like, and how does it feel to run a multi-million dollar business in your 20s ? Does he still have time to churn? Tune in for answers to these very important questions 😂 View Full Sh...

I'm trying new things this year, so I thought "why not livestream this episode"? So I did. The end 😂 View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ Enjoy this episode? Most people find the show through word of mouth. Please forward to a friend if you think they would enjoy it 🙏 ⭐️ Or if you have a bit of time, please consider le...

I churned a whole bunch of stuff this week and burnt myself out lol (more on that next time), so I'm taking a breather to reflect and explore some root causes for how I feel and live my life today – the seemingly small stressors in my early years that have led to bigger issues like ADHD and CPTSD 🍃 View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------...

Catching up on a busy couple weeks of churns. From shutdowns to gold to margin and early black friday deals, this episode has a bit of everything. View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ Enjoy this episode? Most people find the show through word of mouth. Please forward to a friend if you think they would enjoy it 🙏 ⭐️ Or if you have...

The leaves are changing and I'm feeling reflective: how did the past year go? What did I learn about myself, the podcast, ketamine, retreats, life (and death)? Maybe grab a nice warm drink and a cozy blanket and take an hour to relax and hang out with me. View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ Enjoy this episode? Most people find t...

Another jam-packed episode recapping all my churns from the last couple weeks. Between catching a cold and family visiting from the East coast, it's been pretty hectic here but also kinda relaxing laying in bed binging Netflix lol. Glad to finally be (mostly) better though 😌 View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ Enjoy this episod...

I've caught a cold, so today I'm resharing my absolute FAVORITE episode from the past 4 years. I recorded this back in 2023, and it's still as relevant today (if not more so) as it was then. This is the episode I always recommend to friends, because it's had such a profound impact on my travel, my churns, my life, and I hope it does for yours too. Enjoy! View Full Show Notes Join T...

Chris and I met up during the inaugural TDC meetup in Denver a few weeks ago, and we recorded a live interview with a small "studio" audience in the Regency Club lounge (pics in shownotes!) View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ Enjoy this episode? Most people find the show through word of mouth. Please forward to a friend if y...

After a few hectic weeks, I'm finally back home and catching up on all my churns - opening new Amex and Chase cards, tackling my Citi account lock, eating InKind and Resy credits, applying for HELOCs, dabbling in Costco gold, and much more! View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ This episode is brought to you by seats.aero ✈️ Use c...

What an insane weekend. My voice is finally back after spending 3 days with 120 churners lol, so I'm hijacking this episode for a deep dive into our very first in-person meetup. What was it like, how was the vibe, what did we do there, how was it planned, should I go next year, and much more! View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------...

View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ This episode is brought to you by seats.aero ✈️ Use code TDC for 20% of annual Pro memberships (and receive access to private channels on their discord 😉) ------------------ Enjoy this episode? Most people find the show through word of mouth. Please forward to a friend if you think they would enj...

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View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ Enjoy this episode? Most people find the show through word of mouth. Please forward to a friend if you think they would enjoy it 🙏 ⭐️ Or if you have a bit of time, please consider leaving a rating or review on  Apple  or  Spotify . The algorithm gods (and me) thank you for your sacrifice 🙇‍♂️

View Full Show Notes Join The Free Weekly Newsletter Apply For Our Private Discord ------------------ Enjoy this episode? Most people find the show through word of mouth. Please forward to a friend if you think they would enjoy it 🙏 ⭐️ Or if you have a bit of time, please consider leaving a rating or review on  Apple  or  Spotify . The algorithm gods (and me) thank you for your sacrifice 🙇‍♂️

This week - more free InKind money, Capital 1 Shopping referrals, credit card bonuses including Chase, AmaZing, Ramp, new Amex NLL offers, retirement planning tips, Vanguard vs Boldin, solo 401K loans, new logo contest winners and much more! ▶️ Prior weekly recaps August 1 July 25 July 18 July 11 2025 update (from May) ------------------ 📬 Join the free newsletter for show notes, links, and episo...

Massive episode covering ALL the things: December churns, full 2024 recap, results from the 2024 TDC Census, state of the podcast, Discord wrapped, 2025 goals, and so much more! If there's one episode to listen to, it's Japanese jail lol. But this one is a close second. Brace yourselves, it's a big one... 😤 (02:36) - Banks (11:31) - Credit Cards (18:39) - Gift Cards (22:27) - Discount...

Schwab shenanigans, Gift of College x Kudos plays, Pepper changes, US Bank & BofA bonuses, Hyatt spend unicorns, P4 growing pains, Black Friday madness, 2024 churning surveys, and much more! (03:20) - Brokerages (05:35) - Credit Cards (15:42) - Banks (28:00) - Gift Cards (43:55) - Discounts & Freebies (54:47) - Final Tally ------------------ 📬 Join the free newsletter for show notes, link...

Finale of the Japanese Jail saga. In January of 2020, I was arrested in Tokyo and spent four days in Japanese jail. This is the story of what happened, told in words and photos. For photos, view the full shownotes online at  thedailychurnpodcast.com (00:47) - Recap of Prior Episode (02:25) - The Night Before the Judge (05:44) - Breakfasts and Baths (13:08) - Meeting the Judge (18:24) - The Reddito...

Burning 2 million miles in a month, Amex Platinum hacks, Alaska transfers, SAS EuroBonus challenge 😬, $500 Mercury bonus, Fidelity 21 day holds, Save referral scams, Chase Ink bonuses, PetSmart quadruple stacks, and much more! (01:47) - Trip Report (22:42) - Travel News (32:47) - Amex Hacks (39:43) - Banks (45:55) - Brokerages (50:15) - Credit Cards (53:08) - Discounts & Freebies (58:57) - Fi...